Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 2.8 times more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
|
Turkmenistan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$35.00
TMT122.50
|
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
TMT10.17
|
$2.70
ISK372
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
TMT3.67
|
$1.95
ISK269
|
|
pay 26.5% less for groceries
|
Turkmenistan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.43
TMT8.50
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$17.86
TMT62.50
|
$6.72
ISK923
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.39
TMT64.35
|
$6.27
ISK862
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.86
TMT24.00
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.16
TMT21.55
|
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.51
TMT8.77
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
TMT11.65
|
$1.01
ISK139
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.28
TMT11.49
|
$1.15
ISK159
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.07
TMT7.26
|
$1.71
ISK235
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
TMT3.33
|
$1.13
ISK155
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
TMT2.87
|
$0.68
ISK94
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
|
Turkmenistan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
TMT35.00
|
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,857.14
TMT150,000.00
|
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.71
TMT34.00
|
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
TMT350.00
|
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,092.86
TMT3,825.00
|
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$964.29
TMT3,375.00
|
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$436.97
TMT1,529.41
|
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
|
pay 11.2 times more for childcare
|
Turkmenistan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$22.86
TMT80.00
|
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
|
pay 7.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Turkmenistan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.14
TMT18.00
|
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$8.43
TMT29.50
|
$4.61
ISK634
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.57
TMT100.00
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$78.57
TMT275.00
|
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
TMT45.00
|
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
|
Turkmenistan
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
TMT300.00
|
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$128.57
TMT450.00
|
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$171.43
TMT600.00
|
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
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